On Monday we decided to go for a scenic drive/picnic lunch. We left about 11.00am (we never can get out on time!) and decided to head to Cape Hillsborough for bush walking.
Cape Hillsborough Mackay
We used to visit Cape Hillsborough a lot back when we had our older two as little ones. Wished we had access to the photos that we taken when they were little..they are all in our Shipping Container. Must get one of those Photo scanners and transfer our photos out of albums onto computers (one day!)
Cape Hillsborough has changed since we were last there. About 12 years ago they used to have a camping spot where you could camp for a few nights. And there used to be lots of Kangaroo’s. Not any more. Actually we were surprised with how over grown the grass was, how many weeds are taking over and the lack of animals. Yet it still had the most amazing Views atop of the Lookouts…..
From One of the Lookouts ~
On top of the World at Cape Hillsborough
Kyle was taking his own photos of Cape Hillsborough!
My favorite photo from the day!
Daddy and Kyle Cuddle time.
We walked all over Cape Hillsborough! ~
We saw Twin Beach Lookout, Turtle Lookout, Andrews Point Lookout!
Tide coming in~
I looked back to see the rocks we had climbed over…
the tide was coming in fast!
One of the many views we saw from the day!
We had a great day out! Even without the Kanagroos! Even without enough time to walk on another different walking track. Which means we will have to go back again another time.
Location of Cape Hillsborough:-
50 km north-west of Mackay on the Central Queensland coast, approximately 1025 km north of Brisbane
They even now have a playground near the BBQ areas with picnic Table/Chairs. I forgot to take photos of the picnic area, hoping Kyle took some that I can download and use!
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Have You Been To Cape Hillsborough? If So What Do You Like About It?
Cheers
Lisa
New Life on the Road
It looks like a fantastic spot, Lisa. Gorgeous!
Will be adding it to my list of places to visit.
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It sure was a fantastic spot to visit, especially with kids 🙂
What a beautiful drive! I simply can’t imagine going for a drive and seeing kangaroos hopping around – I wish they were still in the area so you could have shared the photos!
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It was a shame that the population of the Kangaroo’s had gone down so much. I guess its because its such a popular place for people to visit so the animals moved to another area!
Until you start traveling you really don’t realise just how beautiful our Australian Coast is we Now have our new Caravan and are planing our next adventure
and Exploring The Mackay area and Cape Hillsborough is on our list
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Such a great place to Visit Rita -hope you get to see Cape Hillsborough – its so pretty 🙂